Hilary Becker, who’s been with The Beacon since 2021, will help guide The Beacon through its next phase of growth as its chief operating officer.
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The Beacon welcomes two new board members
Melissa Roberts Chapman and Matt Waggoner will join The Beacon as board members, supporting The Beacon’s upcoming growth initiatives.
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Event recap: Understanding the Kansas City budget process
On June 3, The Beacon gathered community members at the Mid-Continent Public Library’s Blue Ridge Branch in south Kansas City for a conversation about one of the most important civic documents shaping life in our region: the Kansas City budget. Budgets can be overwhelming. They’re often hundreds of pages long, packed with technical language and […]
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The Beacon earns regional Murrow Award for investigative series on hazardous waste in Berger, Missouri
“Dumped in Berger,” a three-part series collaboratively reported by The Beacon’s Ceilidh Kern and KBIA-FM’s Harshawn Ratanpal, has earned a regional Edward R. Murrow Award. Since 1971, the Radio Television Digital News Association has been honoring outstanding work in broadcast and digital journalism with the Murrow Awards, named for the legendary CBS broadcaster. The Beacon […]
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From notes to news: How Documenters inform The Beacon’s reporting
When The Beacon launched Kansas City Documenters late last year, the goal was to fill the gap in consistent, accessible information about what happens in public meetings, and to use Documenters’ notes to inform our reporting. Since then, our reporters have pursued a number of stories inspired by Documenters’ meeting notes. One recent example is […]
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When the story lands in your backyard
At The Beacon, we often say our reporting starts where the community is talking. But this spring, our reporting started at a public meeting and ended up in Dottie’s backyard. For 55 years, Dottie has grown food like peppers, sweet potatoes and okra in the same plot of soil behind her home in Kansas City, Kansas. […]
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The Beacon wins 2 Kansas Press Association awards
The Kansas Press Association Awards of Excellence recognized The Beacon’s work for local business and healthcare coverage.
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Kansas City, what World Cup stories should we cover?
We’re ramping up our reporting around the World Cup in Kansas City
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We’re opening the search for our next editor-in-chief
The Beacon is searching for a visionary editor-in-chief to lead our reporting team.
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The Beacon joins inaugural Local News Day
The Beacon has announced its role as a Founding Newsroom for the first Local News Day, a national day of action scheduled for April 9, 2026.